The Green Belt Movement manager, Teresa Muthoni, speaking to the press. [Photo/Brian Itava]
Sporting youth groups in riparian areas in the country are set to benefit from assorted sporting gear from the Green Belt Movement in a move aimed at making youth advocates of conservation of rivers.
The program's manager at the Green Belt Movement Teresa Muthoni says the empowerment program seeks to make the energetic members of society active crusaders of conservation.
In this quest, various youth groups in Rongai constituency Nakuru on Sunday received sports shoes and soccer balls.
They also played a conservation match targeting the conservation of the heavily depleted ecosystem along the Molo River that stretches 11 kilometers.
Along the bank of the river, the youth planted more than 1,000 seedlings of indigenous tree species.
"The year-long program that is co-funded by Green Cause Sweden and Japan will also educate women and youth on effective practices for managing solid waste,” Muthoni said.
Samuel Timoi the coach of the Rongai Football Club, his team will be motivated to mobilize youth in the area in games that will popularize conservation of the environment.